The Carolina Panthers have made a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars to send third year wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr to Charlotte. It is not known at this time what the Panthers sent to Jaguars in exchange beyond “undisclosed draft compensation”.
Team writer Darin Gantt’s above comment may inspire some concern to long time fans. ‘Bigger bodies’ were the justifcation behind drafting Kelvin Benjamin and Devin Funchess. Neither had the happiest career with Carolina. But this is an entirely different situation. Baker Mayfield is not the same quarterback as Cam Newton and Shenault is not guaranteed to be a similar disappointment to either Benjamin or Funchess.